Full Build with All Add-Ons

Stub — section skeleton authored 2026-06-27; prose to follow.

6.1 Before You Begin

6.1.1 Bill of materials for the full build

6.1.2 Tools required

6.1.3 Assembly sequence overview

6.2 Step 1 — Prepare the Barebones Chassis

6.3 Step 2 — Seat the Raspberry Pi 5

6.3.1 Pi 5 orientation and connector alignment

6.3.2 Display and keyboard connections

6.4 Step 3 — Install the M.2 Mod and NVMe Drive

6.4.1 Mount the M.2 Mod board

6.4.2 Seat and secure the NVMe drive

6.4.3 Connect the HAT+ FFC cable

6.5 Step 4 — Install the Radio Module

6.5.1 Placement and connection (Base Radio)

6.5.2 Advanced Radio additional step: SDR antenna connector

6.6 Step 5 — Install the External WiFi Mod

6.7 Step 6 — Install the Active Cooling System

6.7.1 Mounting the fan or heatsink assembly

6.7.2 Fan header connection

6.8 Step 7 — Insert the microSD and First Boot

6.9 Antenna Mounting and Routing

6.10 Known Fitment Gotchas

6.11 Post-Assembly Verification

6.12 Resources

Table 1 — 12. Resources

Resource	URL
PiFlux build video	https://youtu.be/YwcIiGrZ_AY
Carbon Computers product page	https://carboncomputers.us/products/pi-flux
Vol 3 — M.2 Storage	../../PiFlux/02-inputs/volume_sources/vol3.md
Vol 4 — Power & Thermal	../../PiFlux/02-inputs/volume_sources/vol4.md
Vol 7 — OS Options & Multiboot	../../PiFlux/02-inputs/volume_sources/vol7.md
Vol 8 — SDR Capabilities	../../PiFlux/02-inputs/volume_sources/vol8.md